00864.xml JOHN R. FINNEGAN: An Inventory of His Ridder Family Research Files at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom and David B. PetersonApril 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Finnegan, John R. Ridder family research files. 1917-2007. Materials in English. Correspondence of Ridder family members (1927-1962); background research files on family members kept by the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press; and audio tapes and transcripts of interviews, genealogical data, background files, and book drafts compiled by John R. Finnegan for his biography of the family. 5.2 cubic feet (5 boxes, 1 oversize folder in partial box, and 1 oversize folder). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The collection consists of family records given to Finnegan as well as background research files and drafts prepared by Finnegan for his history of the Ridder Family.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Persons: Ridder family. Organizations: Ridder Publications, Inc. Document Types: Audio cassettes. Genealogies. Oral histories. Photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Finnegan, John R. Ridder family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,373

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007339478

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 129.I.9.1B Correspondence: Victor F. Ridder, 1927-1938. 2 folders. Ridder Publications, 1938-1945. 11 folders. 129.I.9.2F Ridder Publications, 1945-1961. 18 folders. Robert B. Ridder, 1947-1959. Victor Ridder, 1957-1962. 129.I.9.3B Background research files:

Includes photographs; appears to have been kept by the St. Paul Pioneer Press/Dispatch.

 Ridder family, undated and 1941-2003. 2 folders. Biographical and miscellaneous: Herman Ridder, Sr., undated and 1969-1975. B.H. Ridder, Jr. undated and 1947-2002. 2 folders. B.J. (Bernard) Ridder, undated and 1952-2004. Barney Ridder, undated and 1963 and 1985. Dan Ridder, undated and 1952-2004. Eric Ridder, undated and 1955-1996. Herman Ridder, Jr., undated and 1946-1969. Joe Ridder, undated and 1952-1990. Laurence (Mike) Ridder, undated and 1966-1978. Robert Ridder, undated and 1937-2003. Walter Ridder, undated and 1951-1997. Finnegan's background files: Ridder family genealogy charts and biographical data, 1955-2002, 2006. Ridder family background, 1980s-1990s. B.H. Ridder, Sr.

Includes copy of FBI file.

 B.H. Ridder, Sr.: Poems. B.H. Ridder, Sr.: World War I columns, 1916-1917. B.H. Ridder, Sr.: How the Peace of the World Was Lost, February 1, 1940. 1 sound cassette. Joe Ridder. Par Ridder. Peter Ridder. Tony Ridder. Victor Ridder.

Includes copy of FBI file.

 Blethen family. Leo Owens. Northwest Publications, 1960s-1980s. 2 folders. 129.I.9.4F Northwest Publications v. Star Tribune (Par Ridder), 2007. Ridder Publications, Inc., 1927-1979.

1974 merger.

 Bob Shaw. General notes. 2 folders. Personal notes. Notes, 2004-2005. World War I notes. 2 folders. Index cards to published research A-1 to W-1. Published research A-1 to U-1, W-1.

A-1 includes stenographer's record of New York Attorney General's inquiry into German language newspapers (1918); F-1 includes appellant's brief in Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster v. Victor F. Ridder (1945?).

 Finnegan's book drafts, chapters 1-17. 6 folders. Bernard H. Ridder poetry, circa 1958-1972. 5 folders. 129.I.9.5B Ridder letters, transcripts, 1933-1955. 4 folders. News clippings, 1930s-1971.

Photocopies.

 Check that purchased Dispatch and Pioneer Press, with explanatory letter, 1927, 1971. Transcripts of taped interviews: B.H. Ridder. Daniel Ridder. 2 folders. Eric Ridder. Kathleen Ridder. L.H. (Mike) Ridder. Peter Ridder. Robert (Bob) Ridder. Tony Ridder. Walter Ridder. Larry Allison. Fred Heaberlin. Bob Ingels. Larry Jenks. Gretchen Nicholas. Ben Schneider. Bill Schneider. Ivar Sundberg. Russ Wiggins. Interviews: Small box 1: Ridder letters. 6 sound cassettes. B.H. Ridder. 3 sound cassettes. Bernie Ridder. 2 sound cassettes. Dan Ridder. 2 sound cassettes. Eric Ridder. 2 sound cassettes. Esther Ridder. 1 sound cassette. Kathleen Ridder. 1 sound cassette. Small box 2: Marie Ridder. 2 sound cassettes. Mike Ridder. 2 sound cassettes. Peter Ridder. 1 sound cassette. Robert (Bob) Ridder. 3 sound cassettes. Tony Ridder. 2 sound cassettes. Walter Ridder. 2 sound cassettes. Larry Allison. 1 sound cassette. Sam Cameron. 1 sound cassette. Tom Carlin. 1 sound cassette. Joan Challinor. 1 sound cassette. Harry Farrel. 1 sound cassette. Small box 3: Fred Heaberlin. 2 sound cassettes. Bob Ingels. 1 sound cassette. Larry Jenks. 1 sound cassette. Gretchen Nichols. 1 sound cassettes. Ben Schneider. 1 sound cassette. Bill Schneider. 1 sound cassette. Ivar Sundberg. 2 sound cassettes. Russ Wiggins. 3 sound cassettes.

[0.2 cubic feet empty, letter]

 132.H.6.1B-2 Finnegan's background files, 1917-1918.

Includes photocopied articles from New Yorker Staats-Zeitung.

 +330 Genealogy charts, 1975. 2 items in oversize folder.